Given a history lesson

Your correspondent Councillor George R Dunning seeks to rewrite history in alleging that the pre-2003 Labour Council of Redcar & Cleveland did not block the East Middlesbrough all-purpose bypass road (Gazette, Your Say, 9.2.06).

Your correspondent Councillor George R Dunning seeks to rewrite history in alleging that the pre-2003 Labour Council of Redcar & Cleveland did not block the East Middlesbrough all-purpose bypass road (Gazette, Your Say, 9.2.06).

The then Labour council leader Mr Walsh repeatedly condemned this proposal and the council refused all overtures for support from Middlesbrough to include the road in Redcar & Cleveland's Local Transport Plan.

Objections by National Trust were clearly not an issue as Redcar & Cleveland did include a "bus-only" road in their LTP, along precisely the same route.

What Cllr Dunning must do now is make it clear, through your pages, whether the Labour group currently supports Ray Mallon in his commitment to build the EMB for the benefit of all residents.